BEST / WORST
POSSIBLE THING
Created AUGUST 2018 at Ox-Bow School of Art, Saugatuck, Mi.
Tabloid-sized inkjet prints.
Displayed at the Chicago Art Book Fair.
Tabloid-sized inkjet prints.
Displayed at the Chicago Art Book Fair.
For a long time, I’ve struggled with ethics as an artist. The most revered art institutions are headed by people whose lives are characterized by a lack of empathy and an abundance of power. Those who profit off of suffering (the Sackler family/Purdue pharma for example), save face by going into the arts.
How ironic is it that in the age of #metoo, a rapist (Steve Wynn) sits as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Kennedy Center, after heading Printed Matter, inc and The New Museum? The powers that oppress cannot be defeated by blind surges forward.
Self-inquiry is essential in any artist, scientist, professor, — any person’s practice.
The professional is always political; where do you fit in there?
How ironic is it that in the age of #metoo, a rapist (Steve Wynn) sits as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Kennedy Center, after heading Printed Matter, inc and The New Museum? The powers that oppress cannot be defeated by blind surges forward.
Self-inquiry is essential in any artist, scientist, professor, — any person’s practice.
The professional is always political; where do you fit in there?